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Information of 灯
Pinyin
dēng
Radical
火
Strokes
6 strokes
Usage
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Definition
lamp / light
灯 (dēng)
[ noun ]
1. 照明的器具。
(Lighting device.)
例如：电灯，路灯，灯火（泛指亮的灯），灯语（通讯方法之一），灯标。
(For example: electric lamp, streetlamp, light (referring to any bright lamp), signaling method, light indicators.)
2. 其它用途的发光、发热装置。
(Devices that emit light or heat for other purposes.)
例如：红绿灯，指示灯，酒精灯。
(For example: traffic lights, indicator lights, alcohol lamps.)
3. 装饰张挂的彩灯。
(Decorative festoon lights.)
例如：灯节，灯市，河灯，冰灯。
(For example: Lantern Festival, lantern market, river lanterns, ice lanterns.)
【本义】: 置烛用以照明的器具。“镫”在古代还作“盛熟食的器具”解。隶变以后，作照明器具用的写作“燈”，而“镫”多作马鞍两旁的铁脚踏讲。
(Original meaning: A device for placing candles to provide light. "镫" was also understood as a utensil for holding cooked food in ancient times. After the evolution of script, the character for lighting devices became “燈,” while “镫” came to refer mostly to the iron foot rests by the sides of saddles.)
【造字法】: 形声。从火，登声。
(Character formation: Phono-semantic compound; the radical "fire" denotes meaning, while "登" conveys sound.)
1. 同本义。亦指通电发光的照明器具或做其他用途的发光器具。
(Same original meaning; also refers to electrically powered lighting devices or other types of illumination devices.)
(En.: lamp; lantern; light.)
2. 彩灯。特指元宵节挂的彩灯。
(Festoon lighting; specifically refers to colorful lanterns hung during the Lantern Festival.)
(En.: festoon lighting.)
3. (收音机、电视机等的) 电子管的俗名。
(Common name for the electronic tube in radios, televisions, etc.)
(En.: valve.)
引：
1. 清· 查慎行《舟夜书所见》：月夜见渔灯，孤光一点萤。
(Quoting from Qing Dynasty writer Cha Shenxing: "In a moonlit night, I saw a fishing light, a lone glow like a firefly.")
例：
如: 油灯; 电灯; 日光灯; 信号灯; 探照灯; 灯法 (使用灯烛所作的幻术)
(For example: oil lamp; electric lamp; fluorescent lamp; signal lamp; searchlight; lamp magic (a kind of magic using lamps or candles).)
灯期 (元宵节前后赏灯的时节);
(Period for enjoying lanterns during and around the Lantern Festival.)
灯楼 (用以张挂花灯的彩楼)
(Festive pavilion for hanging decorative lanterns.)
电子管的俗名，也如：五灯收音机。
(A common name for electronic tubes, such as a five-tube radio.)
light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4]
Input Method for 灯
Pinyin
deng1
Wubi
osh
Cangjie
fmn
Zhengma
uoai
Four Corner
91820
Unicode
U+706f